Michael Brown captures Delaware Amateur
6/24/2021 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Delaware Amateur, Plantation Lakes Golf & Country Club
Brown comes from four back with a final round 65 to win his second state amateur title
Brown shot a course record 7-under 65 at Newark Country Club on Wednesday and came from four strokes back to win the 70th playing of the Delaware Amateur Championship.
Brown’s 11-under total of 273 was good for a four stroke win over 54-hole leader Doug Ergood, who plays collegiately at North Carolina, while Carlo Pizzano and Ford Bennett tied for third at 6-under 278. Rij Patel (282) took fifth while Jay Whitby (283) of Rehoboth Beach place sixth. Whitby, the 2015 champion, was the top finisher from Delaware as eight of the top 11 finishers live outside the state.
And what a final round it was for Brown, who bounced between various professional mini tours in Canada and South America for seven years before being regaining his amateur status in 2007. The 48-year-old from Maple Shade, N.J. turned in a bogey free, and course-record setting round of 65 at Newark Country Club to add another state amateur title to his growing trophy case.
After making three pars to open the round, Brown fired a shot over the bow with an eagle on the par-5 fourth hole and made the turn in 33. Four backside birdies on holes 10, 11, 15 and 17 wrapped up a closing round of 65 (-6) and the Delaware State Amateur championship.Michael Brown (-11) is the 70th Delaware Amateur Champion!
— DSGA (@DSGA_Golf) June 23, 2021
A bogey-free day and a course record 65 in the final round gave Brown the title by 4 shots over Douglass Ergood. @NewarkClub pic.twitter.com/5n7do5Q4S3
Brown played bogey free golf over his last two rounds, collecting nine birdies and an eagle.
Since regaining his amateur status in 2007, Brown has won two state amateur championships, the New Jersey Mid-Amateur championship and three majors conducted by the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP). He is a two-time GAP Player of the Year honoree.
Results: Delaware Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple Shade, NJ | 200 | 70-71-67-65=273 | |
| 2 | Mount Laurel, NJ | 100 | 66-69-73-69=277 | |
| T3 | College Park, MD | 50 | 70-66-70-72=278 | |
| T3 | Baltimore, MD | 50 | 68-68-70-72=278 | |
| 5 | Hunt Valley, MD | 50 | 68-69-74-71=282 |
About the Delaware Amateur
72-hole stroke play championship of Delaware, with a cut after 36 holes.
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